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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “snaps”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “snaps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Snap Blocks shows at wp.org #4 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MaxButtons – Create buttons places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 1093 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #1 2 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ · 4.2★ (58) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 PW WooCommerce Bulk Edit 20K+ · 4.9★ (238) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Brizy – Page Builder 60K+ · 4.7★ (972) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (816) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 Remove "Powered by WordPress" 20K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #10 11 Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 WP ImageViewer 700+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #11 ↑2 1 too high 13 Free Shipping Label and Progress Bar for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #23 ↓5 10 too low 14 Podlove Podcast Publisher 3K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 Snap Blocks 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 11 too high 16 fullPage Vertical & Horizontal Slider – Snap Scroll Sections & More 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Pixel Integration for Snapchat 300+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too high 18 Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Snap Carousel — Block Style 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓3 7 too high 20 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑2 21 Snap Tales – User, Post, Product and Admin Stories, Integrated with BuddyPress and PeepSo 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too high 22 Snap Finance 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓3 5 too high 23 Static Snap 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Range Slider for Elementor Forms 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.